Saturday, July 9, 2011

New Release Round-Up and Giveaway

CONTEST WINNERS:Thanks to everyone who participated in our New Release Round-Up and Giveaway! Here are the winners (drum roll, please...)

Tiffany Drew won Prize Package 1.

Paris won Prize Package 2.

Thanks again and I will be contacting the winners today.Please note: If we are unable to contact either of these people, different winners will be selected at the end of three days.

ORIGINAL POST:Summer is in full swing and it’s the perfect time to curl up in a lounge chair with a great book. So, we wanted to let you know about some of our new releases—fun stuff from authors Amanda Arista, Karina Cooper, Leah Cypess, Merrie Destefano, Jocelynn Drake and Nicole Murphy. Covers and descriptions of their newest books are below.

However, on top of that, all of us here at the Supernatural Underground wanted to say thank you for being such loyal blog followers. We really appreciate you! So, after you read through some of the amazing new books that HarperCollins published in the last month or so, check out our amazing SUPERNATURAL GIVEAWAY at the end of this blog post.

NEW RELEASES:

DIARIES OF AN URBAN PANTHER by Amanda AristaViolet Jordan thought the fairy tales her mother wove were just a way to get Violet to sleep, not a way to prepare her for the apocalypse she is the key to preventing. When she becomes a midnight snack for werepanther Spencer Haverty, his infectious bite invokes the first element of her destiny. When Violet’s budding instincts allow her to save a boy’s life, she realizes this new gig may come with perks: a slimmer figure, the attention of a handsome Guardian, and insights into her future embedded in her mother’s stories. But as push comes to claws, can Violet make the fatal strike against the men threatening her new family, her new home and her first boyfriend in ages?

LURE OF THE WICKED by Karina CooperNaomi West was plucked from one prison and placed undercover in another: the gilded cage that is Timeless, New Seattle's premier spa and resort, where owner Phinneas Clarke—the most seductive man Naomi has ever met—may be hiding a killer. She's an agent of the Holy Order, trained to hunt the guilty and render justice. But while she's tracking down a rogue agent on a killing spree, Phin is determined to uncover her most damning—and dangerous—secrets. Whatever the cost.

NIGHTSPELL by Leah CypessDESCRIPTION: In this haunted kingdom, ghosts linger—not just in the deepest forests or the darkest caverns, but alongside the living, as part of a twisted palace court that revels all night and sleeps through the daylight hours.

Darri's sister was trapped in this place of fear and shadows as a child. And now Darri has a chance to save her sister . . . if she agrees to a betrothal with the prince of the dead. But nothing is simple in this eerie kingdom—not her sister, who has changed beyond recognition; not her plan, which will be thrown off track almost at once; and not the undead prince, who seems more alive than anyoneelse.

In a court seething with the desire for vengeance, Darri holds the key to the balance between life and death. Can her warrior heart withstand the most wrenching choice of all?

FEAST: HARVEST OF DREAMS by Merrie DestefanoHalloween is a bad time to return to the woods . . .

Madeline MacFaddin ("Mad Mac" to fans of her bestselling magical stories) spent blissful childhood summers in Ticonderoga Falls. And this is where she wants to be now that her adult life is falling apart. The dense surrounding forest holds many memories, some joyous, some tantalizingly only half-remembered. And she's always believed there was something living in these wooded hills.

But Maddie doesn't remember the dark parts—and knows nothing of the mountain legend that holds the area's terrified residents captive. She has no recollection of Ash, the strange and magnificent creature who once saved her life as a child, even though it is the destiny of his kind to prey upon humanity. And soon it will be the harvest . . . the time to feast.

Once again Maddie's dreams—and her soul—are in grave danger. But magic runs deep during harvest. Even a spinner of enchanted tales has wondrous powers of her own . . .

BURN THE NIGHT by Jocelynn DrakeDESCRIPTION: The Great Awakening approaches . . .After eons in exile, the naturi have broken their chains and now roam the Earth bent on revenge. It is the sworn duty of Mira, the Fire Starter, to protect the nightwalker race—though even she may be powerless to withstand the horrific onslaught. As Mira and her brave lover, the vampire slayer Danaus, stand ready to do battle, thousands of winged shapeshifters darken the skies. The war of ultimate extermination has begun, and the battleground is Mira's home turf.

The humans don't yet recognize the doom descending upon them. And the nightwalkers will surely perish unless they unite with outcast naturi who claim to want peace. But these unexpected "allies" are the same demons who have long worked for Mira's destruction—and in these darkest of days the lines between friend and foe will blur treacherously before the bloody end of all things.

ROGUE GADDA by Nicole MurphyHampton Rourke has always lived under his father's shadow, and he's not convinced he's the right man to be leading the search for Asarlai and the Forbidden Texts. When the clues lead to Boston and he stumbles upon one of the fabled lost families, Hampton faces challenges that will test his faith in himself. Charlotte Haraldson has been taught to hate the bardria, so it stinks that the man of her dreams isn't just from Sclossin but is the most powerful of them all. Then she learns that everything she's been taught is lies and she has to find new meaning for her and the gadda. With Asarlai setting loose one of the most dangerous gadda who had ever lived and then gaining a powerful ally, the pressure builds to stop her and retrieve the texts before she can finalize her terrible plan and change the world forever.

---------------------------------------------------Remember when I said we had an amazing SUPERNATURAL CONTEST here today? Well, here it is. We’re giving away two prize packages, each containing at least 12 NEW BOOKS written by Supernatural Underground authors. (Is that fab, or what?) These are all the newest releases by the authors listed below. Take a look at the prize packages…

I don’t know about you, but I would LOVE to have either one of those prize packages. The contest rules for these prizes is below and HAPPY READING to all of you!!

CONTEST RULES:

So here’s our question for you: How do you usually hear about the books you want to read? Do you read about them online or do you stumble upon them in the bookstore or does your best friend tell you about them? We’d love to hear what you have to say!

We’re going to give away Prize Package One to one reader and Prize Package Two to another reader, both of whom will be chosen through Random.org.

To enter to win, please post a comment below.

You can earn points by:

+1 Posting in the comments section +1 Linking to this post on Twitter+1 Linking to this post on Facebook+1 Linking to this post on your own blog/website

NOTE: YOU MUST POST YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS TO QUALIFY FOR THIS CONTEST.

Post the total number of points that you’ve earned in your comment. Contest runs through midnight Friday, July 15. Winners will be announced in this post next Saturday, July 16. Please note that if we don’t hear from the winners within 3 days after the contest closes, we will select new winners.

204 comments:

Ok, those prizes are absolutely droolworthy!! Thanks so much for the chance and *keeps fingers crossed* if this giveaway is international, please count me in :-) !

As to the question: Before I started book blogging, thus getting lots of inspirations from other book blogs, I would go book hunting in bookstores, grabing anything that had a nice cover ;-) and an even nicer blurb. These days I resort to inform myself mostly online before buying books.

I normally pick up new books to read by reading excerpts at the end of books I've read, blogging, talking with friends, or if I can't find what I'm looking for, then Barnes & Noble.com or Amazon.com. I like checking reviews to see what others thought about a book I thought about reading.

Awesome prize packs.I hear about books in a lot of ways.For the series I follow I have my wishlist online.I also visit authors sites.And a lot through blogs,where they post upcoming and future releases.Then there's twitter and friend recs.elaing8(at)netscape(dot)net

I hear about books largely online. While there's some bumbling around bookstores and seeing what I might like, I've often found things to my taste through the "You Might Like This..." function of Amazon and more recently Goodreads. I've also only recently been getting into the blog scene, so I'm now finding information through book blogs too.

I have several "auto buy" authors, so anything they release is preordered. Sometimes I find new (to me) authors by recs from friends or when I'm browsing a bookstore and pick up a book (usually the cover grabs my attention) and the blurb sounds interesting. Lots of ways to find really awesome books ;).

OH wow that is delicious!Well I have the few auto but authors but otherwise I browse the new books aisle when I am a bn. I also check blogs constantly to see what everyone is reading or twitter to see what people think on some reads. I have to saw that there are only a few impulse book buys and many times that I will check around online for snippets and reviews.GFCterilhack at gmail dot com

I scan the blogs almost every morning to see what is up. Especially on the days when I head into town to the bookstore. I cannot go blindly into the local bookseller otherwise I will come out with a fat sack of book, some I may never read.

Very cool prizes. I tried linking to FB, got error message, so I clicked on the other icon, then liked the page. Same thing with twitter. Error message I tried searching on twitter and got "no results" I get a lot of my new reads from Litteral Addiction and other online book clubs and recommendations from friends.I guess that's 2 points

I usually hear about the books I want to read from blogs and author's newsletters. I read blog reviews and guest posts from authors and then I check them out on Amazon.com or Barnes & Noble.com and add them to my wishlist. I also check books out on Goodreads and see what kind of reviews are listed there. Occasionally I'll see a book I know is on my wishlist discounted at Target and I'll pick it up there, but otherwise, I buy online - real books though, not e-books. I usually recommend books I've enjoyed to my sister, and then she grabs them up too.

I have a subscription to RT and I am always checking out reviews online. I like to plan my new release buys a little and watch for bookstore member coupons for the larger hardback purchases. I have to say now as I am book blogging I am finding and hearing about more great reads than last year.

I actually found one series by talking to a stranger on the train in NYC when i was vacationing - true story, i just asked her what she was reading and she referred me to a different series - i find new books online, blogs, and in the stores.

I used to browse in bookstores (and read RT magazine), but then I discovered that, online, I could find people with shared tastes.

I often find recommendations from people I've come to know on Twitter. Will check out roundups and reviews of new books on a few blogs (often linked on Twitter). Sometimes, I'll discover a new author by following a conversation on Twitter, if I like what she says and think what she's writing sounds interesting.

I shared the link on Twitter and Facebook, so that's a total of +3 points.

P.S. Had trouble leaving a comment. Something weird with the link for me.

As a bookseller, I hear about most new books I want to read while I am compiling my new release order lists and blog posting from distributor/publisher catalogs. I also frequently check several other blogs and occasionally see things pop-up in Twitters #FridayReads or on Facebook that I may have missed.

Such an awesome prize that I would LOVE to win! I find out about new series either from Goodreads or by picking up books at random and reading them before I know what's good for me. Found a lot of great stuff that way!

Wow, what a great giveaway! I learn a lot about the books I want to read through Goodreads, and I also visit a lot of author and book review websites. But I worked at bookstores for 6 years, and still have a lot of friends in the industry, so they also tell me what's coming out that's good.I (re)tweeted about the giveaway here: https://twitter.com/#!/KimBea/status/89734150185168896So that's 2 points for me!Thanks for the great giveaway!beax0002 (at) umn (dot) edu

Mostly, it's online, either through Twitter, Goodreads, or the selection of books we receive at Bitten. I go to the bookstore about once a week, so if I've missed anything, I normally find it then, lol. : )

I like to check out other authors recommendations or Barnes and Noble website. But my favorite is going into a bookstore and picking up different books and looking them over. There is something about the smell of a bookstore that brings peace to my stressful life.

What a great giveaway. Thanks for the opportunity. Put them on a list of ones to read in case I don't win and then I can keep an eye open for them.

I have, for years, read anything and everything, so it is nice to find people that say "Have you read?" and to share book-knowledge with others. When I was able to work, I used to take a book on a Sunday afternoon as it was very quiet and a lot of customers would say "What are you reading"? And then either ask for advice or volunteer authors I might like. Although now the net is more accessible, was on dial-up before, I spent a lot of time talking about books as well. But if an author has wrote a book I've enjoyed I will see if any authors have wrote on the cover about that particular author.

Have tweeted and retweeted, my name on Twitter is IANSMIC (to do with my fav rockstar) and my email address:

WOW! that is a very generous giveaway,,,count me in,,,now to answer your question,,,honestly everything that I have on my tbr pile and that i have read have been thru stalking blogs,,there are lots of authors that I had never heard of, that I read reveiws on the books and Im like hell yeah,,I want to read that..over the last 8 months,,my tbr pile when from the state of texas to all the way to new york..lolJennifer

I usually pick the books I read based on what my book clubs are reading. If I have extra time to read other books, then yes, great reviews on websites like these really help narrow down the choices. I also see what my friends are reading.

I have over 50 authors that I follow and look for their next books...then I have a site I go to called Fantastic Fiction and scroll the new books area. Also have certain book reviewers I scope for NEW authors...Can never have enough books is my motto!cindymac52(at)copper(dot)net

As for the question, I used to haunt bookstores. Mostly sticking to familiar authors.

These days however, book blogs and online sources like Goodreads give me more options than ever before. Not only can I check out new authors, I can get a glimpse of what other readers thought. I've definitely broadened my list of authors.

Ever since discovering Goodreads, that is how I have been getting my read suggestions. Before that though, it was through the library. I would just walk in and discover books without prior knowledge as to how good or popular it is. That is still how I find "hidden gem" books, they are not mainstream or current but are fantastic books.

I used to find all my books through amazon.com. Lately though I've been getting all of my recommendations through book blogs. It's nice because you get a review and a recommendation (with no spoilers) at the same time, I love it.

This contest is just amazing!! I live in a small town in WV and the only bookstore within 65 miles is and isle and a half in Wal Mart. I read all the time and I run out of books often, well not so much anmore.... I joined Goodreads, Library Thing, and created All my Book finds' FB page, blog, and goodreads group to bring together readers with authors and books from all kinda of places. Now I use word of mouth, books submitted for review, recommendations from friends on various sites, and I'm always looking for info and sharing it with th amazingpeople on my pages. my email is shannaclmns@yahoo.com and I'll share this on my pages for u guys too and please feel free to share with us anytime if u stumble across our pages :)

Normally I look online! :) Its the best and its really easy for me considering that I live 45 miles away from the nearest book store. I also hear about books from my friend quite a bit. Especially since we have the same reading tastes.

Holy Feck! what a great give away :) I find out about new books on review blogs. They usually get the covers early and post them. I can't remember the last time I walked into a book store and picked something up I hadn't seen before. To be fair, I am a book blogger so I have my nose and ear to the ground for things coming up.

Sometimes I read about books online before I buy them. But mostly I will go to a used bookstore buy a book and if I like it I find out if the author has written others and I tend to buy them. I also find books similar to the one I like and it too.

Holy Feck! what a great give away :) I find out about new books on review blogs. They usually get the covers early and post them. I can't remember the last time I walked into a book store and picked something up I hadn't seen before. To be fair, I am a book blogger so I have my nose and ear to the ground for things coming up.

I find my books in the Steals 'n Deals section on my Nook. My friends and I share recommendatiins as well. I am new to book blogs and actually found this one through Pamela Palmer's Facebook post. I look forward to looking for the new books above.

2 pts= 1 for commenting and 1 for linking on faceboil.Email: bratkid62@yahoo.comHere's hoping to win one of those prize packages!!!

Sigh. I really need to get my own blog going but have yet to. I did however link to you on Facebook & Twitter & asked friends to post you on their's. lol. I know that last one doesn't count, so just 3 pts to me. Lovin' both of those amazing prize packages though.

How do I find my books...Well, I am a big bookstore freak. I find alot of mine their browsing through book's or author's that I already read. I also learn about the book's from friend's and my sister. My sister and I share book's and author's all the time.:)I also check ALL my author's website's out and take suggestions from them.Thanks for a chance to win, the contest is awesome!!!Rhondasrshmitz(at)comcast(dot)net

Forgot to answer the question though so here goes. My top 10 ways to find books & new authors.

1) friend recommendations2) win them on blogs & contests3) browsing in stores or online4) goodreads5) paperbackswap6) shelfari7) book clubs (most are online)8) if sent to me for review9) other authors I follow10) facebook

I get info about books to feed my addiction primarily at my calendar here: http://www.cherrymischievous.com/2009/06/calendar.html

I think it draws feed(s) from GoodReads. I also update it manually when I come across books I like. Another source of info for me is the blogosphere when I trawl. And of course the internet through links I come across. I also get to know about new books when I browse bookshops. But more often, I knew about them (those I like anyway) before I see them on the shelves.

I usually find out about books I'd like to read by periodically checking up on all my favorite authors' websites. I also have some of them added on facebook, so I get updates from there, as well as other book blogs I follow.

I liked the blog page and shared the link on both facebook and twitter.

I Bookmark all my author's websites, and have joined several FB circles to watch for news and upcoming new books and authors. I troll amazon to see if the release dates for some authors are listed too. I then add them to my TBR list and ebook wishlist.

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Thanks for this wonderful chance to win some awesome looking books. I love exploring new worlds.

I am on several loops. I read excerpts posted there and my book budget gets spent. This is in addition to the newsletters I subscribe to from my favorite authors. If there is anything left of my monthly budget at that point, then I check out what Amazon suggests for me. If nothing else, it is funny some of the things it suggests.

I still find a lot of new books by browsing book stores (especially indies), but these days I get most my info on new books from blogs and Twitter feeds, emails from authors and book stores, or new listings on LibraryThing.

Wow, what a great contest. I hope I'm picked. I have most of those books on my wish list and I can't wait to get my hands on them.

I usually hear about books from online. May it be from Facebook, blogging, or Twitter. I don't have any books stores that are that close to me anymore so I never really get to browse unless I go to Walmart or Target.

Great contest, thanks for the opportunity to win! As for where I find books, it's sort of a mix. I have a blog site with a friend, and we follow alot of other sites and find out about books there. But I also spend alot of time on Amazon checking out new authors that I may want to read.

Unfortunately for me, none of my friends are big readers. (Not that I haven't all but held them at gun point trying to get them to read my favorite books so I'd have someone to discuss them with.) So that leaves me with hitting up blog sites like this or looking up books related to the ones I've read and liked. Sometimes I'll even find new books the old fashioned way (gasp) by looking around the library for something interesting.

+1 point for commenting (but feel free to add more points for awesomeness.)

I hear about books from your genre through Terri Garey, because I love her books, I used to work for Borders, so was always up to date on books...but now, I rely on either Internet or browsing online, the library, or if I make it to a bookstore. As for points, I don't do twitter, but will definitely post to facebook, so I guess that is 2! Thanks for all the awesome reads, and I still have the button that says "I read books that go bump in the night! :)

Hi! I agree, great prizes! My source for new material has been online... I have browsed my favorite author's websites to see what she, or usually there is a forum for fans,recommends. I have found some pretty terrific series this way!!

+1 I hear about most of the new books on blogs but if it's an author that I'm following a series, I generally get newsletters as soon as a new book is announced. Also I have several friends who will recommend books.

I hear about books is all different way. Goodreads and blogs are a big contributor and so is going to the store. I'm usually the one to recommend to friends, so I don't get much input on that front. Also by checking out my favorite authors' webpages and blog gives me additional book finds.

Great prizes! I usually hear about new books online. I read a lot of posts by book-bloggers I trust and when they review something that interests me, I usually pick it up. Or, well, I win a contest and find something fun that way :)

bjkuhl@gmail.comI am an author consumer:)...I find one I like and read everything they have written. I go to their website and see who they read. I check out their blogs or webchat rooms..and talk to other fans and see what they suggest. I have a ton of tbr on my ereader because of all the recommendations. Also find a good selection from this site:)..

Hi! thanks for the giveaway! :)I usually read synopsis first, then rely on reviews on Goodreads and Amazon before buying my books. Blog reviews are also quite helpful. +2 http://twitter.com/vollkopf/status/89856387936559104

I find my books from a combinations of ways really. Mostly online these days through reading blogs, goods reads and twitter but I still love spending time in a book shop browsing through the shelves. I also like getting recommendations from friends as often our tastes in books will be similar.

I have tweeted this give away here: http://twitter.com/SapphiredDragon/status/89853725665001472

I also put a link up on my Facebook page :http://www.facebook.com/pages/Realm-of-The-Sapphired-Dragon/174334135955110?sk=wall

I believe that is 4 points for me and my email address is realmofthesapphiredragon@gmail.com

I started a page on facebook, 2011 Books with Bite, to discuss books! I've found some amazing authors by talking to people there. :) I occasionally run across something at the store that looks good too!

I used to go to bookstores and find books that looked good, write them down, and look them up online later to see what book they were in a series, then order the first book. Sounds kind of OCD, I know. Now that I've been reading in the genre for a while, and follow several book blogs, I hear about new series through them, and get info at fantasticfiction to go in my giant wishlist/series-keeping-track-of notebook.I tweeted the giveaway https://twitter.com/#!/bcardoo79/status/89874977666506753+2

I have a blog www.novelsontherun.blogspot.com. I make it a morning ritual to check my dashboard and see and comment on others blogs and see what is out there. I also love Goodreads and like to check out authors and see what is being added to their series and I always!! if I see a book that I like cover of , or great rating I tag with TBR so I have it their for reference. Can't rely on the old brain to remember these things.

I like to read books I've read about through blogs, twitter and facebook. I've been especially inspired recently by the 30 Day Book Challenge and seeing what people answer. I keep a notepad next to my computer to write down books that sound interesting or different to what I normally read as I do love to experience new books I wouldn't normally think to read.

I belong to Doubleday and I check amazon for books. Goodreads of course keeps track for me and helps the giveaways are great. I check the pamplets they send me and then I go online and reserve the books at the library when they don't have them I buy them because I love to have all in a set and read them over and over again. Sometimes I have to reserve them on Hubby's card he says he gets the strangest looks from everyone he meets. What can I say I love to read. I put it on my fb page , blogged and commented so I guess thats 3pts. Thanks for the giveaways

I usually rely on word of mouth, but occasionally I'll go to an agent I'd love to have's blog and read what they represent.

I tweeted about this @TansyRagwort and it will be in my friday freebies next week at http://tracynjorgensen.blogspot.com I'm missed this weeks friday freebies or I'd put it up sooner. Thanks for this chance.

I find out new books by reading a lot of online blogs, but I think I find more by searching bookseller's sites. A lot of the time after searching for a book, they always show related books. I have found MANY a book that I've bought by doing that. :)

I have been sticking with the authors I love... and just keep reading what is out now. I also get suggestions from sites like this and others and amazon has some good suggestion once in awhile!WOW some of these new books look really good!Thanks for the chance to win!

I have no idea how I lived without book blogs. These days, I can read a review or discussion about a book anywhere from a year before its publication date. For older books I check out virtual libraries or Amazon. Sure I still pick up a book here and there on impulse, but 90% of the books I buy the interest I had in them was first discovered online.

If I win I think I'll have a stroke! I research the internet and facebook has become so sooo helpful. I find blogs and make friends. I read reviews also. OHHH and goodreads is like my shrine!! I love that place!!

+1 Posting in the comments section+1 Linking to this post on Twitter+1 Linking to this post on Facebookused to be just by seeing them in stores, but since the web, its whole lot easier to find the authors i like and new authors to me and thru reviews and facebook

Usually, I stumble across new books accidentally, but I also rely on people on FB gushing over a particularly awesome book/series. Gotta love FB. Other times, one of my friends (whos obsessed with books maybe even more than I am...weird :L)practically knocks me over exclaiming the overwhelming news of a good book. Also helps that shes a great storyteller...

Cool contest. I usually get my updated list by social feeds and blogs like this. I wish I had a calendar to keep track since I read so many wonderful authors but I am a bit helter skelter when it comes to keeping up to date.

I tweeted this blog (Hockeyvampiress) and FB'd it too (same tag) as well as my blogMusings From the Hockeyvampiressyou can contact me at hockeyvampiress at hot mail dot com

I keep a list of new releases for my favorite authors that I constantly update....usually I hear about new authors from already established authors and I love the way they "pay it forward" for new talent!

I try to stay on top of books by reading reviews online (mostly other book bloggers) but also in print (through Library Journal and PW, as a librarian).Sometimes it ends up just finds through the "Coming Soon" section at B & N.

I linked on Twitter here: http://twitter.com/#!/booksNyarn/status/90040085063548928

I find new books a bunch of different ways. I look online or at bookstores, and sometimes my friend may refer a book to me that I should check out. I would love either of those prize packages. Thank you!

I usually follow my favorite authors blogs to keep updated on new releases. I usually check out many books that are recommended by those authors also. Most other books I find on sites like Amazon, Barnes and Noble or from friends and family. Here are the sites I've shared this blog with.

I hear about books in every way possible, scanning through bookstores, recommendations, reviews on blogs. My favorite way ever is review a book I loved on goodreads, find someone else who loved it and go raid their shelves. It's like going through a library of books I'd probably like!

I usually hear about books on goodreads, which is awesome site and I love it there♥ And I also follow a lots of blog where I found inspiration for reading too :) Some of my friends also love books so we share our opinions on them...

Thank you so much for this amazing giveaway and chance to win!

+1 Linking to this post on your own website: http://www.dreaming.over.cz/ (sidebar)

My primary method of finding books is to stumble across them in the bookstore. I have an uncanny knack for picking up good books. I've never been disappointed. As I begin to interface with the writing community (on account of becoming a writer myself), I expect my book-finding sources to increase accordingly. Thanks for the contest. Though I've already stumbled across a couple of the books mentioned here, I'd be happy to win the rest!

Wow prize package one looks fab!!! I google +1'd this, and Posted to my twitter, also leaving a comment, which should count for 3 points.

I find alot of my books through an online newsletter from an independent book store down in Houston, TX. I visited there once on vacation and love the place. I also talk with another avid reader, and web surf around a bit. I am always on the look out for new books.

The way I usually hear about books I want to read is via book blogs such as this blog, or by following favourite authors on Twitter or liking/friending them on Facebook. I do browse shelves in bookshops and as I work in a library, I like browsing the new book shelves every now and then, but as I'm always online keeping up to date with blogs ensures I find out news about new books sooner rather than later. Following blogs has also meant I've met quite a few authors in the past twelve months to get books signed which is awesome!

I usually hear about books I want to read by going to book blogs, using the Amazon.com people who like this book, usually like these book thing and then word of mouth from my friends. I am always looking for new stuff to read because I hate having no book down time.

I posted a link on Twitter and Facebook. With this comment, that would be a total of 3 points.

I hear of books from all over the place, online through blogs and goodreads mostly and I'm in publishing so I hear of things sometimes way in advance. Of course I'm also a cover whore so I pick up a lot books with covers that I like in bookstores.

I find the books I read in a lot of different ways. I do read about a lot of them online. But I also go to the bookstore and just start picking things up to read the cover. BUt some of the best books I've found are recommendations from a few choice reading friends. They are usually books I wouldn't think to pick up, and I always end up loving them!+1 comment+1 fb: facebook.com/britney.m.wyatt+1 tweeted: http://twitter.com/#!/BritneyWyatt/status/90403347080822784Total: 3britneywyatt[at]gmail[dot]com

Just for the record, as previously stated, I primarily discover new books at the bookstore, and sometimes by watching talk shows on tv, where an author is advertising his or her work. I'm repeating this in order to include my email address in my comment. I've also tweeted and blogged about this, and mentioned it on Facebook. Check out my blog at: www.charles-herrion.blogspot.com . Thanks again for the contest.

The books in the contest look like they will be worth wild to read. I have a Nook so I find most my reads at BarnesandNoble.com. Also, I read real books too and I found those online at amazon.com. I also found books at Barnes and Noble the store, Wal-mart, Target, and any Book stores I find by accident. Plus, My friends tell me about books they read. One of my friends as book club on facebook.com, where we comment on the books we read. Finally, I get ideas from books to found other books. I read the books with short stories by different authors. If I like their story, I look for another they wrote. Or previews at end of the books I read at the time.pepsi03874@yahoo.com

I used to just trust going to the bookstore and finding what I want. Then I found goodreads.com and started looking at what my friends read. Then I found this blog and I am hooked!! Thank you for these wonderful books!!

i'm an internet-junkie, so i find most of my books through online friend rec's, other author's indorsements (on their sites or a FB/Twitter mention).Sometimes, though, i like to just cruise through the shelves at the local bookstores/libraries to see what sparks my interest. you never know where you'll find you next favorite book/series! *G*

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Mostly, it's online, either through Twitter, Goodreads, or the selection of books we receive at Bitten. I go to the bookstore about once a week, so if I've missed anything, I normally find it then, lol. : )

Anyway, I find new books through friends, GoodReads, randomly walking about a bookstore or library, seeing someone else reading that book and of course, from blogs. I'm really open to what I read (though I'm usually pretty shallow and just look at the cover of the book before I decide to read it).

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I usually find books a number of ways. When they are mentioned on blogs, book websites I frequent and or are in book newsletters I get. I also check the book recommendations in the back of my favorite author's books. And I also am attracted to a book's cover sometimes as I wander the book isle of any book store I am in. Then are also the free bookmarks given away that I might aquire and read more about the book on the bookmark. I love finding new authors. Thanks for this awesome giveaway!

I have a couple of pages to search for new books and authors and in the same page some authors recommended others books ans series. Or going to a library and looking at the covers or reviews of the books. Some recommended for my sister or friends.And if I don't found them in a library I read them online.

I usually hear about books to buy at my paranormal romance book club, through twitter or from friends. Other times I just do a search by theme on allromance and read the blurbs to see if there is anything I like.

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I posted the link of my blog's facebook page http://www.facebook.com/BookBites

And I tweeted http://twitter.com/obsidiantears83/statuses/91680898717728768

Alot of the books I learn about through Goodreads, Borders, and Barns & Noble, Amazon emails to me about new releases. I also have have to say Avon publishing company and other publishing groups I belong to send emails about there new releases.

I do learn about books through friends once in awhile but mostly through the vices above.

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